Central Kansas Medical Center is a two-campus, 121 bed, regional acute care hospital serving a population of 60,000. The primary campus, St. Rose, is located in
Great Bend. The second campus, St. Joseph Memorial Hospital, is located in Larned, twenty miles southwest of Great Bend. Central Kansas Medical Center was founded by the Dominican Sisters.
CKMC's state-of-the-art technologies include a full laparoscopic system, family birthing rooms, a well-equipped intensive care unit, a Level II emergency room, a Level II nursery, and fixed site MRI and CT equipment. Current offerings include: physical, occupational, and speech rehabilitation, cardio-respiratory, laboratory, skilled nursing care, respite care, long-term care, ACR approved mammography, and home health and hospice care. Oncology, orthopedic, pulmonology, cardiology, and nephrology outpatient clinics are available at St. Rose Campus.